Improvement in wristbands



UNITED STATES Farwell.,

P. TENNEY GATES, OF PLATTSBURG, NEW YORK.

IM PROVEM ENT IN WRISTBAN DS.

To all whom 'it may concern:

' `.Be it known'that I, P. TENNEY GATES, of Plattsburg, in the county ofClinton and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved DetachedReversible Wristband 5 and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable othersskilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which-Figure l is a perspective view of my improved wrlstband, and showing theelastic loop and band by which it is attached to the arm. Fig?. isasection taken through the center ot the elastic band.

My invention has for its object to furnish a cuil' or Wristbandv whollydetached from the shirt or other garment, which is also reversi ble,being capable ot' being worn either end downward, and which isadjustably attached to the arm by an elastic band and loop; and itconsists, tirst, of a cuff or Wristband; and, second, ofthe combination,with the wristband, of an elastic band and loop, the whole beingconstructed and arranged as hereinat'ter more fully described.

A is the body of the cnt't' or Wristband. This should be ofabout thesame size at both ends, and both the side edges should betinished as thelowerI edges of wristbands are now ordinarily iinished, so that it maybe worn with either end towardthehand with equal facility.

The Wristband Ashould be ot" such asize that it will easily pass overthe hand when closed or buttoned, and it may be closed by having itsends sewed fast to each other, buttons being attached to it if desired,or the endsl may be secured to each other by buttons, sleevebuttons,studs, or by any of the ordinary ways in which wristbands are nowcommonly secured around the wrist. The Wristband may be made of cloth,paper, or any other suitable material.

B is the elastic loop or strap by means of which the wristband A isadjusted and secured to the arm. be made of a strip otl ordinary elasticor its equivalent, and may have its ends secured by small metallic caps,as shown in the drawings,

`over edges ot' the said clasp.

The elastic band B may Specification forming part of Letters Patent NO.53,134. dated March 13, 1866.

or in any other convenient way, to prevent them from raveling. To renderthis band ad justable its two ends are passed up through two rings. Theyare then turned in opposite directions over the upper ring and passedunder or through thc lower iing and drawn through the rings until thesize ofthe hand has been adjusted to the size ofthe arm upon which it isdesigned to be worn. By slipping the rings close together the ends otthe band are held iirmly in place.

For the loop (l, by which the cuffA is connected to the elastic band B,I prefer a piece of elastic cord, t-he two ends ot' which are passedaround one of the rings that secure the ends ot' the band B, and arethen secured together and to the body of the cord by ametallic clasp, asshown in Fig. l; but other means may be used to accomplish the saineresult.

o is a small slide slipped upon the loop and designed to be pushed downtoward the button ot' the Wristband, around which the loop is passed tosecure the said Wristband from becoming accidentally detached.

The loop G may be connected to the rings ofthe baud B by a metallicclasp passing around one ot' thc rings and clamping the ends ot the loopbetween the ends and turned- This latter method l prefer.

The elastic loop may be replaced by an elastic strap, it' desired, theprecise means ot' connection being immaterial so long as it is anelastic detachable connection between the elastic band B and the cuff,wristlet, or Wristband A, which several names denote-the same article.

Vhat I claim as new, and desire to secure n P. TENNEY GATES.

Witnesses:

WM. DEAN OVERELL, JAMES T. GRaHAM.

